Tenerife vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Tenerife	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1774	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3949	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1040	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$1718	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1578	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	19	33
😀 Quality of life	67	84
🏙️ Population	955K	543K

The cost of living in Tenerife is 8% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2952nd and 2278th ($1774 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1724th in Spain and the United States, respectively. Check Spain vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Tenerife compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Tenerife ranked 79th best city to live in Spain vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 4756th and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tenerife vs Tucson

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	Tenerife	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4092	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2841	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.9	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.27	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.52	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.6	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.9	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.8	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.2	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6610	$15659

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Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190